Guide to the 2002 Revision of the American Psychological Association's Ethics Code

Name: Guide to the 2002 Revision of the American Psychological Association's Ethics Code
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ISBN: 9781568870793

ISBN-10: 1568870795

ISBN-13: 9781568870793

Edition: 2003

Authors: Samuel Knapp, Leon VandeCreek

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Samuel Knapp, EdD, is a licensed psychologist who is currently the Deputy Executive Director for the Pennsylvania Psychological Association. His interests include ethical and legal issues related to psychological practiceLeon VandeCreek, PhD, ABPP, is Past Dean and Professor in the School of Professional Psychology at Wright State University. He has been awarded the Diplomate in Clinical Psychology and he is a Fellow of several APA divisions. His interests include professional training and ethical/legal issues related to professional education and practice

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List price: $31.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Professional Resource Exchange, Inc.
Publication date: 5/1/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English

Dedication	p. iii
Background on the Ethics Code	p. 1
The Regulation of Psychology	p. 1
Before-the-Fact Controls	p. 3
After-the-Fact Controls	p. 3
Purpose of Ethics Codes	p. 4
Aspirational Ethics, Enforceable Standards, Guidelines, and Policy Statements	p. 5
Limitations of Ethics Codes	p. 7
APA Ethics Code Revision Process	p. 8
Climate of the Revision Process	p. 8
Sources of Data	p. 8
Criteria for Changing the Code	p. 10
Format for the Standards	p. 10
Brevity	p. 10
Clarity	p. 11
Use of Modifiers	p. 11
Obligatory Verbs	p. 11
Definitions	p. 12
Objectivity of Obligations	p. 12
Ethical Issues That Are Not in the Ethics Code	p. 13
Procedures of the APA Ethics Office	p. 13
Personal Conduct	p. 13
Policy Issues	p. 14
Specialty Areas	p. 15
Decision-Making Models	p. 16
Consider Emotional and Situational Factors	p. 17
Consider the Need for an Immediate Response	p. 19
Consider Supererogatory Goals	p. 19
Introduction and Applicability	p. 21
Preamble and General Principles	p. 25
Preamble	p. 25
General Principles	p. 25
Beneficence and Nonmaleficence	p. 29
Conflicts of Interests	p. 30
Self-Care	p. 30
Fidelity and Responsibility	p. 31
Collegial Concern	p. 31
Integrity	p. 32
Deception	p. 32
Justice	p. 33
Respect for People's Rights and Dignity	p. 33
Respect for Autonomy	p. 33
Considerations When Reading the Ethical Standards	p. 35
Disciplinary Grounds Against Psychologists	p. 35
Strategy for Implementing Ethical Ideals	p. 36
Insensitivity and Impulsivity	p. 36
Ignorance	p. 37
Incomplete Documentation	p. 37
Aspirational Ethics and Supererogatory Obligations	p. 38
Enforceable Ethical Standards	p. 39
Resolving Ethical Issues	p. 39
Misuse of Psychologists' Work	p. 40
Conflicts Between Ethics and Law, Regulations, or Other Governing Legal Authority	p. 41
Conflicts Between Ethics and Organizational Demands	p. 42
Informal Resolution of Ethical Violations	p. 44
Reporting Ethical Violations	p. 44
Cooperating With Ethics Committees	p. 46
Improper Complaints	p. 46
Unfair Discrimination Against Complainants and Respondents	p. 47
Competence	p. 47
Boundaries of Competence	p. 49
General Rule of Competence	p. 49
Competence With Special Populations	p. 50
Moving Into New Areas	p. 52
When Services Are Not Available	p. 53
Emerging Areas	p. 54
Assuming Forensic Roles	p. 57
Providing Services in Emergencies	p. 57
Maintaining Competence	p. 58
Bases for Scientific and Professional Judgments	p. 59
Delegation of Work to Others	p. 59
Personal Problems and Conflicts	p. 61
Refraining From Practice When Impaired	p. 61
Seeking Assistance When Impaired	p. 61
Human Relations	p. 62
Unfair Discrimination	p. 63
Sexual Harassment	p. 63
Other Harassment	p. 63
Avoiding Harm	p. 64
Multiple Relationships	p. 65
General Rule on Multiple Relationships	p. 65
Definition of Multiple Relationships	p. 66
Handling Multiple Relationships	p. 67
Concurrent or Consecutive Multiple Relationships	p. 67
Overt or Subtle Multiple Relationships	p. 68
Unavoidable Multiple Relationships	p. 70
Forensic Multiple Relationships	p. 73
Court Ordered Treatment	p. 73
Small Communities	p. 74
Therapy Clients/Patients Who Need Forensic Services	p. 74
General Principles Relevant to Multiple Relationships	p. 75
Conflict of Interest	p. 75
Third-Party Requests for Services	p. 75
Exploitative Relationships	p. 76
Cooperation With Other Professionals	p. 77
Informed Consent	p. 78
General Rule for Informed Consent	p. 78
General Rule for Assent	p. 86
Forensic Informed Consent	p. 87
Documentation of Informed Consent	p. 88
Psychological Services Delivered To or Through Organizations	p. 89
General Rule for Organizational Informed Consent	p. 89
Law on Organizational Roles Preclude Informed Consent	p. 90
Interruption of Psychological Services	p. 90
Privacy and Confidentiality	p. 91
Maintaining Confidentiality	p. 91
Discussing the Limits of Confidentiality	p. 92
General Rule Regarding Discussions of Confidentiality	p. 92
When to Discuss Limits of Confidentiality	p. 92
Confidentiality Risks With Electronic Transmissions	p. 93
Recording	p. 94
Minimizing Intrusions on Privacy	p. 94
Limiting Information	p. 94
Discussion of Confidential Information	p. 94
Disclosures	p. 95
Consent for Disclosures	p. 95
Disclosures Without Consent	p. 95
Consultations	p. 98
Use of Confidential Information for Didactic or Other Purposes	p. 98
Advertising and Other Public Statements	p. 99
Avoidance of False or Deceptive Statements	p. 100
Public Statements About Work Activities	p. 100
Public Statements About Credentials	p. 100
Representing Degrees	p. 102
Statements by Others	p. 104
Responsibility for Public Statements	p. 104
Compensation to Media Employees	p. 104
Identifying Advertising	p. 104
Descriptions of Workshops and Non-Degree-Granting Educational Programs	p. 104
Media Presentations	p. 105
Testimonials	p. 105
In-Person Solicitation	p. 106
Record Keeping and Fees	p. 106
Documentation of Professional and Scientific Work and Maintenance of Records	p. 108
Maintenance, Dissemination, and Disposal of Confidential Records of Professional and Scientific Work	p. 109
Confidentiality of Records	p. 109
Confidentiality and Databases	p. 110
Transfer of Confidential Records	p. 110
Withholding Records for Nonpayment	p. 110
Fees and Financial Arrangements	p. 111
Agreement on Fees	p. 111
Fees and Law	p. 111
Accurate Representation of Fees	p. 111
Limitations on Financing	p. 111
Collecting Delinquent Debts	p. 111
Barter With Clients/Patients	p. 112
Accuracy in Reports to Payors and Funding Sources	p. 113
Referrals and Fees	p. 113
Education and Training	p. 114
Design of Education and Training Programs	p. 115
Descriptions of Education and Training Programs	p. 115
Accuracy in Teaching	p. 116
Accuracy in Syllabi	p. 116
Presenting Psychological Information Accurately	p. 116
Student Disclosure of Personal Information	p. 117
Mandatory Individual or Group Therapy	p. 118
Conditions on Mandating Individual or Group Therapy	p. 118
Avoiding Multiple Relationships Among Faculty Who Provide Individual or Group Therapy	p. 118
Assessing Student and Supervisee Performance	p. 118
Timely and Specific Feedback	p. 118
Evaluation Based on Performance	p. 119
Sexual Relationships With Students and Supervisees	p. 119
Research and Publication	p. 120
Institutional Approval	p. 121
Informed Consent to Research	p. 122
General Rule on Informed Consent to Research	p. 122
Informed Consent With Intervention Research	p. 122
Informed Consent for Recording Voices and Images in Research	p. 123
Client/Patient, Student, and Subordinate Research Participants	p. 124
Protection of Subordinate Research Participants	p. 124
Research Participation as Course Requirement	p. 124
Dispensing With Informed Consent for Research	p. 124
Offering Inducements for Research Participation	p. 125
Excessive Inducements	p. 125
Clarifying Nature of Services as Inducement	p. 125
Deception in Research	p. 125
General Rule on Deception in Research	p. 125
Deception About Pain or Distress	p. 126
Explanation of Deception to Participants	p. 126
Debriefing	p. 127
General Rule on Debriefing	p. 127
Denying or Withholding Debriefing	p. 127
Minimizing Harm	p. 127
Humane Care and Use of Animals in Research	p. 127
Compliance With Laws and Standards	p. 127
Ultimate Responsibility of Psychologists	p. 127
Competence of Supervisees	p. 127
Minimize Discomfort	p. 128
Subjecting Animals to Pain	p. 128
Surgical Procedures	p. 128
Terminating an Animal's Life	p. 128
Reporting Research Results	p. 128
Fabrication of Data	p. 128
Correction of Errors	p. 128
Plagiarism	p. 129
Publication Credit	p. 129
General Rule on Authorship	p. 129
Awarding Credit for Authorship	p. 129
Authorship for Students	p. 129
Duplicate Publication of Data	p. 131
Sharing Research Data for Verification	p. 131
General Rule on Sharing Data	p. 131
Sharing Data for Purposes Other Than Reanalysis	p. 132
Reviewers	p. 132
Assessment	p. 133
Bases for Assessments	p. 133
General Rule on Bases of Opinions	p. 133
Opinions Without a Direct Examination	p. 134
Opinions Based on Record Review	p. 134
Use of Assessments	p. 134
General Rule on Use of Assessments	p. 134
Relationship Between Assessment Instrument and Population Tested	p. 135
Language Preference and Competence	p. 135
Informed Consent in Assessments	p. 136
General Rule on Informed Consent in Assessments	p. 136
Informed Consent in Forensic Assessments	p. 137
Use of Interpreters in Assessments	p. 137
Release of Test Data	p. 138
Release of Test Data Pursuant to a Client/Patient Release	p. 138
Release of Test Data Required by Law	p. 138
Test Construction	p. 139
Interpreting Assessment Results	p. 140
Assessment by Unqualified Persons	p. 140
Obsolete Tests and Outdated Test Results	p. 141
Outdated Test Results	p. 141
Obsolete Tests	p. 141
Test Scoring and Interpretation Services	p. 142
Accurate Description of Testing Service	p. 142
Considerations in Selecting Testing Services	p. 142
Retention of Ultimate Responsibility	p. 142
Explaining Assessment Results	p. 143
Maintaining Test Security	p. 144
Therapy	p. 145
Informed Consent to Therapy	p. 146
General Rule on Informed Consent to Therapy	p. 146
Informed Consent With Emerging Areas	p. 146
Informed Consent With Supervisees	p. 147
Therapy Involving Couples or Families	p. 148
Clarifying Roles	p. 148
Clarifying Potentially Conflicting Roles	p. 150
Group Therapy	p. 150
Providing Therapy to Those Served by Others	p. 151
Sexual Intimacies With Current Therapy Clients/Patients	p. 152
Protecting Clients/Patients From Sexual Exploitation	p. 153
Sexual Intimacies With Relatives or Significant Others of Current Therapy Clients/Patients	p. 154
Therapy With Former Sexual Partners	p. 155
Sexual Intimacies With Former Therapy Clients/Patients	p. 155
No Sexual Intimacies With Former Clients/Patients for Two Years	p. 155
Sexual Intimacies With Former Clients/Patients After Two Years	p. 155
Interruption of Therapy	p. 156
Terminating Therapy	p. 156
General Rule on Terminating Therapy	p. 156
Terminating Therapy When Threatened	p. 157
Pretermination Counseling	p. 157
When Treatment Will Not Benefit or May Harm the Client/Patient	p. 158
When the Psychologist Is Not Available	p. 160
Summaries of Specific Topics	p. 163
General Themes	p. 163
Responsibilities to Others	p. 164
Competence	p. 164
Experimental Treatments	p. 165
Impairment	p. 166
Informed Consent	p. 166
Informed Consent in Therapy	p. 167
Informed Consent in Assessments	p. 167
Informed Consent in Teaching and Supervision	p. 167
Informed Consent in Research	p. 168
Accuracy (Honesty)	p. 168
Confidentiality	p. 169
Confidentiality and Informed Consent	p. 169
Storing Confidential Information	p. 170
Disclosure of Confidential Information	p. 170
Confidentiality in Research	p. 170
Roles of Psychologists	p. 171
Therapists	p. 171
Sexual Contact	p. 171
Emergency Services	p. 171
Termination	p. 172
Group Therapy	p. 172
Assessment	p. 172
Supervision	p. 172
General Consultation	p. 173
Organizational Consultation	p. 173
Forensic Experts	p. 174
Research	p. 174
Teaching	p. 175
Other Issues	p. 176
Conflicts of Interests	p. 176
Electronic Transmissions	p. 177
Protecting Diverse Groups	p. 177
Fees	p. 178
Documentation	p. 178
References	p. 179
Appendices	p. 189
APA Guidelines	p. 191
Policy Statements From the APA Ethics Committee	p. 193
Definitions in the Ethics Code	p. 195
Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct 2002	p. 197
Subject Index	p. 223
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